YouTuber in His 40s Referred to Prosecution for Distorting President's Diplomatic Activities
Fake video claiming "Indian PM offered a left-handed handshake" produced and distributed
A man in his 40s who uploaded a fake news video to YouTube, distorting a photo taken at an international conference in the past to make it appear that a foreign head of state had deliberately insulted President Lee Jae-myung, was referred to the Prosecution Service.
The Cybercrime Investigation Unit of the Gwangju Police Agency said on the 12th that it referred the man, identified only as A, on November 4 on suspicion of violating the Framework Act on Telecommunications.
A is accused of producing and distributing a fabricated video on his YouTube channel on April 22, claiming that during President Lee's recent overseas trip, India's prime minister had deliberately offered a handshake with his left hand to insult him.
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A police official said, "We will continue to respond firmly, in accordance with the law and principles, to the production and distribution of malicious and clearly false information that goes beyond the limits of freedom of expression."
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